Today I had the pleasure of joining the Medtronic team meeting and collaborate on tackling respiratory compromise which still affects so many patients in hospital, being responsible for higher (and preventable) morbidity, mortality and associated costs. Education of nurses and doctors in sedation, drugs, capnography etc is crucial. As a nurse I’ve seen first hand…
Sedation Nurse Audit at Care Fertility Tunbridge Wells Care Fertility Tunbridge Wells have been at the forefront of developing the role of nurse sedationist for fertility procedures. Several members of the team have undergone the Safe Sedation Course with SedateUK and went on a mission of implementing best practice. In this audit they investigated the…
The 10 Most Important Guidelines & Standards in Sedation Practice At SedateUK we provide a compliance solution to help professionals develop the skills & competencies and departments to implement the processes that are in line with safe sedation practice. We are often asked about guidelines and standards so we created this list for you! Safe…
Sedation: The Patient Journey Sedation is a continuum that ranges from a state of full awareness to complete anaesthesia. It is a medication induced state, where we never know how a certain patient will respond. Professionals need to be skilled enough to: identify patients that are suitable for sedation, choose the right medication and monitoring…
Airway Assessment: How do You Know it’s Safe to Sedate? Airway assessment is one of the most important assessments prior to sedation. But there are so many factors affecting airway, that one simple test is not enough to guarantee safety. At SedateUK we talk about the mnemonic LEMON, a simple way of remembering all the aspects…
Capnography Outside The Operating Room Capnography has been part of standard monitoring when patients are under general anaesthetic in the operating room and has been mostly used by anaesthetists. But outside that environment, where anaesthetists don’t go often and nurses are usually in charge of administering drugs that affect consciousness and breathing, capnography hasn’t been used…
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